Resource exhaustion in Openbsd Openssh
CVE-2015-5600
The kbdint_next_device function in auth2-chall.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 6.9 does not properly restrict the processing of keyboard-interactive devices within a single connection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct bru…
EPSS: 0.784 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Openbsd Openssh
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- Abdirisaq-ali-aynab/vulnerability-assessment
- ARPSyndicate/cve-scores
- Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2015-5600
- Manjunath-Malagundla/itsecgames-assignment
- Maribel0370/Nebula-io
- ahm3dhany/IDS-Evasion
- bigb0x/CVE-2024-6387
- bigb0x/OpenSSH-Scanner
- edsonjt81/https-github.com-gotr00t0day-OpenSSH-Scanner
- kira99007/cyber-security-intern-at-ELEVATE
References
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5600?
- CVE-2015-5600 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2015-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5600?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5600 known to be exploited?
- 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.